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USEFUL VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE HOMES,HOUSES AND ROOMS

KINDS OF HOUSES (among others)

 A brick-built house = made out of bricks

 A detached house=not joined to another house
 A semi-detached house= is joined to another house by one wall that they
share
 A terraced house=a house in a row of similar houses joined together on
both sides. The American word is “row house”.
 A houseboat
 A chalet = A wooden house typically found in the Swiss Alps.
 A cottage= a small house, especially in the country or in a village
 A bungalow = a (usually small) house of one storey/story
 A skyscraper
 A block of flats

ROOMS IN THE HOUSE

 The cellar= it is underneath the house

 Attic= where people store things inside the roof of a building
 The landing= the area at the top of the staircase or between one flight of
stairs and the next
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 The larder= a small room for storing food

 The utility room= a room where appliances such as the washing machine
are used
 The family room (AmE) = a room where the family relaxes and watches
TV
 The home office= a room with a telephone , a computer...etc where
someone works from home
 The master bedroom= the largest bedroom. It is normally an
en suite bedroom (it has a bathroom joined to it)
 The hall

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE HOUSES AND ROOMS

 A (fully) furnished house or room= one that

you rent with furniture already in it. The opposite is unfurnished.
 spacious room or house= has a lot of space inside it
 A well-appointed room or house has attractive or expensive decoration
and furniture.
 A bare room = empty of furniture
 A cluttered room=full of things in a way that is untidy
 Dimly-lit room is a room without much light
For example: The room was dimly-lit but comfortable.
 If a room is tidy, it is arranged neatly and with everything in order
A cozy room or house gives a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
 A well-maintained house= kept in good condition
 An airy room= (Of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and
well ventilated
 A noisy room
 Houses can be cheap, low-priced, overpriced, expensive, perfectly
priced, well-priced and economical
 A huge room or house
 A windowless room
 A high-ceilinged room
 An elegant, luxurious room or house

Can you describe the kind of house you live in and your favourite room?